Selection panel for a beverage dispensing device
AssigneeNestec S.A.
InventorsAlexis Reust, Olivier Girault, Roman Bachtold
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
The present invention relates to A selection panel (1) for a beverage dispensing device comprising a front window (2) having at least one display zone (3a) designed for displaying a product information label, at least one light source for illuminating the product information label arranged in the display zone (3a) of the front window (2), a reflector means (6) designed for reflecting the light emitted by the light source towards the display zone (3a) of the front window (2), wherein the light source is arranged outside of the contours of the respective display zone (3a).
Claims11
A beverage dispensing machine comprising a selection panel comprising a front window, the front window comprising:
- at least one display zone designed for displaying a product information label;
- at least one light source for illuminating the product information label arranged in the at least one display zone of the front window, the at least one light source being arranged outside of contours of the at least one display zone;
- and
- a reflector associated with the at least one light source designed for reflecting light emitted by the at least one light source towards the at least one display zone of the front window, wherein:
- the reflector is located in a recession extending in a rear of the at least one display zone, outlines of the recession comprising a side of introduction of the light emitted by the at least one light source,
- a rear wall and lateral walls, the lateral walls raising from the rear wall up to a rear surface of the front window, and the lateral walls comprising at least two side lateral walls parallel to a main emission direction of the light emitted by the at least one light source, and the lateral walls further comprising an end lateral wall on an opposite side of introduction of the light emitted by the at least one light source, and the rear wall and the end lateral wall joining together according to a curved profile design,
- wherein the reflector is connectable to the front window to support the product information label between the rear surface of the front window and a conformable shaped upper surface of the reflector,
- the beverage dispensing machine comprises a front door in which the front window of the selection panel is supported, and
- the reflector is moveably attached to an inside face of the front door by a dedicated connection.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.